Curtain-hanger.



No. 788,550. PATENTED MAY 2, 1905.

C. MUDONNER.

CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2"[.1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

OHARLEY MCDONNER, OF WAUSAUKEE, VISOONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO AL- BERT E. MONTGOMERY AND JEROME R. MCLAIN, OF MARINETTE,

WISCONSIN.

CURTAIN-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,550, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed April 27, 1904. Serial No. 205,219.

To all 7,072,077?, t may concern: i

Be itknown that I, OHARLEY MoDoNNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wausaukee, in the county of Marinette and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for supporting curtains, portires, and the like from window and door frames; and the object is to provide a novel and very simple article of manufacture which may be cheaply made,

readily placed in position by a novice, and a device that can be easily adjusted to suit the conditions of use desired.

Another object is to provide a structure of this character wherein` the elements of each set are, with only minor exceptions, duplicates, so that they may be readily interchanged or reversed.

The preferred form of construction is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the window-frame, showing a set of the hangers applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View, on an enlarged scale, through a portion of said frame and one of the hangers. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. L is a detail perspective view of the base-block. Fig. 5 is a similar View of the carrier-strip. Figs. 6 and 7 are side elevations of slightlymodified forms of hanger members or plates.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding'parts in all the figures ol the drawings.

As the hanger members of the set illustrated are substantially duplicates, but one need be described. A base-block 8 is employed, which is adapted to be secured to a suitable support or frame and is therefore provided with spaced openings 9 therethrough, adapted to receive fastening-screws 10. This base-block is provided on its outer face with outstanding spaced studs l1 and 12, the stud 11 beinglonger than the stud 12 and threaded as shown. In connection with this base-block there is employed a carrier-strip 13, adapted to bear against the outer face of the block 8 and being' disposed longitudinally thereof. The strip is provided with alongitudinally-disposed slot 14:, that receives the studs 11 and 12 and permits the longitudinal movement of the strip 13. The stud 11 projects entirely through the slot, and beyond the outer face of the strip and threaded thereon is a clamping-nut 15, that is adapted to bear against said outer face.

One end of the carrier-strip is provided with a longitudinally-extending stud 16, the inner portion of which is squared or angular in cross-section, as shown at 17, the outer portion heilig' threaded. The stud constitutes the support and connecting means for a hanger member or plate 18, having a longitudinally-disposed slot 19, that receives the squared portion 17 of the stud, said squared portion thus preventing the turning of the plate upon the stud and at the same time permitting the longitudinal movement of the plate thereon. The threaded part of the stud 16 projects beyond the plate'to receive a clamping-nut 20, by means of which the plate can be held against movement with respect to the carrier-strip. This plate may be constructed, as shown in Fig. 1, with a depending ear 21, that receives one of the gudgeons of a curtain-roller, while its `free end may also be provided with a supporting-hook 22.

In lieu of the above arrangement a slightlymodified form, as shown in Fig. 6, may be employed. The hook member in this instance is designated 18L and has the usual slot 19 to receive a stud 16. The depending' ear 21 is employed; but the pole-supporting hook is dispensed with. On the other hand, if dcsired, the rolle1-su1')porting means may be done away' with and simply a pole-support employed,as illustrated in Fig. 7, wherein the plate is designated generally 18 and has the slot 19" to receive a stud 16. The outer end of the plate is in the form of a pole-supporting hook 22h.

The use of this device will be clearly apparent. The base-blocks are secured at any suitable height or position upon the frame oi' a window or door by means of comparatively small screws, which will not materially deface or injure the woodwork. After the blocks have been secured the carrier-strips are applied. These strips may be placed with the end studs projecting outwardly or inwardly, as desired, and after having been positioned the hanger member can be secured thereto, after which the members may be adjusted to properly position the curtains hung therefrom. It will be apparent by reference to the figures, showing the elements detached,that the hangers as articles of manufacture may be made cheaply and can be easily applied by an inexperienced person. The elements of each device are substantially duplicates, with the minor exception that with the hanger members one of the ears must have a circular opening' to receive the revolving gudgeon, while the other is provided with an annular opening to properly hold the stationary gudgeon of the spring-roller.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages oi' the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a hanger oi' the class described, the combination with a carrier-stript, of means for adjustably securing the strip to a window or other frame, a stud carried by and fixed with relation to the strip, said stud projecting longitudinally from one end of said strip and comprising' an angular inner portion projecting beyond the strip and a threaded outer portion, a hanger member located in angular relation to the carrier-strip and having a longitudinally-disposed slot that receives the angular portion of the stud, said angular portion engaging the walls of the slot to prevent the turning of the carrier upon the stud, and a nut screwed on the threaded portion of the stud and bearing against the hanger member to clamp the same against longitudinal movement.

2. In a hanger of the class described, the combination with .a base-block having outstanding spaced studs projecting from its outer face, one of said studs being longer than the other and threaded, a carrier-strip bearing against the outer face of the block and having a longitudinally-disposed slot that receives the studs, the longer stud projecting therethrough, a clamping-nut threaded on the outer portion of the longer stud and bearingagainst the carrier-strip, a stud projecting from one end of the carrier-strip and having an angular inner portion and a threaded outer portion, a hanger-plate provided with a longitudinal slot that receives the angular portion of the latter stud, said angular portion preventing the turn of the plate thereon, and a clamping-nut threaded on the outer portion of the stud and bearing against the hanger-plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aii'ixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

@HARLEY MCDONNER.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. MCGILLIs, L. S. HITCHCOCK. 

